Western cyclone., 1887-11-04
KANSAS.
Condensed Reports Of the Latest News
from An Parts Of the State.

The colored people of Leaven-
worth have started public library.
Abilene has voted to issue $1,000
bonds to pay for stock in natural gas
company.
The erection of $4,000 hotel at
Phillipsburg is a contemplated i'm
provement.
The Winfield Visitor is strenuously
objecting to the city authorities allow
ing a gambling den to run openly in
the city.
Crude petroleum was struck in
the experimental well in South Hutch
lnson at a depth Of $40 feet, feet be-
low the 150-fOot salt vein.
--ArtelL AnchOr says that eleven
hundred ears of corn exhibited in that
city made over fifteen bushels-an
average of 73l ears to the bushel.
Edward Downward, for many years
chief clerk and assistant secretary of
this state, is said to have committed
suicide, Friday. at San Francisco.
Eleven races were run off on the
grounds of the American Coursi1g
club at Great Bend Friday. The
rabbits are holding out well. The
resident ladies of Great Bend gave a
banquet Friday evening to the members
Of the club from distance.
The street-car drivers of the To
peka City Railway company threaten
to strike because of a recent order for
bidding them to use seats while driv
ing. The sympathy of the best citi-
Zens Of Topeka seems to be with the
drivers, and it is probable that the or
der will be rescinded.
The case of the State VS.. SwintOn
Campbell, charged with assault with
intent to kill his wife on Tuesday,
Sept. 20, was called in the justice court
at LeavenWOrth. The defendant
waived hearing and gave bonds in
the sum of 81. 800 for his appearance
at the December term of the District
court.
"A man named Morgan was found
drowned in Timber Creek where the
Missouri Pacific crosses it near Win
field. From letters found it was
learned he was from Wichita, was a
married man, and a extra brakeman
on the Missouri Pacific. The body
was not bruised at all, and the men
who knew thefdead man have no idea
whether it is case Of suicide. mur-
der, or accident.
K. j. Wilber, a prominent capital
ist and politician of Winfield, is under
arrest on a charge of murder in the
first degree. Sometime ago a man
named Van Cleye was murdered.
suspicion pointed to WILDER, who was
said to have been intimate with Mrs.
Van Cleve. The arrest was made on
the strength Of a confession by a
negro, who says that WILDER hired him
to do the killing. There is much ex
citement over the affair.
The business men of Leaven-
worth rendered Colonel Z. A. Smith
and L. n. Dingley, son Of Congress-
man Dingley, the new Bost0nian pro-
prietOrS of the Times, q banquet Fri
pay evening. All the notables of the
city we're present without regard to
politics. Speeches were made by
Mayor Neeley, Thomas L. FentOn, ex-
Governor George Il. Anthony, Colonel
Smith, Mr.. Dingley, and Frank T.
Lynch, Postmaster and editor of the
Standard.
DR.. J. A. Hopkins, a well-known
physician Of Parkerville, was shot and
instantly killed by H. s. Day, prom.
inent real estate dealer and Mayor of
Parkerville. Two shots were fired,
the first penetrating the forehead and
the second shot passing through the
cheek. A feud has existed between
the parties for some time, growing ont
Of the separation Of Hopkins from his
wife, who is niece of Day. Day
surrendered himself, and a coroner's
inquest was held. Day was bound
over, and will be held on the charge
of wilful murder
Gov. Martin has commuted the
punishment of 7. l.. Stewart, the
Wichita young man sentenced to sew
enteen years in the penitentiary and
fined $4,000 for selling beer. The
sentence is commuted to six months
in jail and fine Of 5000. The COM
mutation was granted upon the petit
tion of leading citizens who are rep
resentative ProhibitionistS and who
petitioned the Executive Council of
the State to appoint Police Commits
sioner for Wichita. Assistant Attor-
ney General Hallowell also requested
the Governor 10 reduce the sentence.
Stewart has been in jail now about a
month since his conviction and was
delighted to hear Of the Governors
action.
A deputy sheriff from Fort Scott,
kas., arrived in Chicago a few days
ago in search Of man named Harry
A. Hammond. badly wanted in Fort
Scott for forgerieS amounting to 5000.